31.   The moves reflect a growing awareness that the Republicans cannot secure long-term majority status without a larger portion of the black vote.

32.   The moves reflect the efforts by American companies to gain a piece of a consumer market that is already being tapped by Asian and European competitors.

33.   The move also may reflect heightened engagement by Bush in the Middle East, where the crisis has threatened to unravel the US-led coalition in Afghanistan.

34.   The move reflected the failure of negotiations between the bondholders and the banks that lent money to Marvel when it was controlled by Ronald Perelman.

35.   The move reflects a growing trend of counties and towns taxing themselves to acquire and conserve open space.

36.   The move reflects an improved economic outlook and better earnings for many smaller stocks.

37.   The move reflects changes in U.S. industry, whose recent growth has largely been fueled by computer and financial service companies.

38.   The move reflects the growing popularity of trucks in North America, where truck sales are rising faster than car sales.

39.   The move toward orphanages reflects hardening attitudes toward single mothers on welfare.

40.   The moves also reflect the intense competition among processed food companies, which have been fighting for market share in a slow-growth industry.